Telegram announces new competition for developers to create face conversion module for video
Task: Create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction, and embed the module in a demo app on iOS or Android, which would convert video from the front camera in real-time.
Requirements:
- High 30/60 FPS performance;
- Entries must have a total module size (binary size) not exceeding 2 MB;
- Third-party libraries (OpenCV and similar) and ML models are not welcome, but not forbidden.
Prerequisites:
- All developers are welcome to participate.
- In addition to the prize money, the winners will also get a chance to work on Telegram in Dubai.
Prize Fund: $40,000
Deadline for entries: March 13, 2022, 23:59 Dubai time
Results announcement: 17 March 2022
#contest
Task: Create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction, and embed the module in a demo app on iOS or Android, which would convert video from the front camera in real-time.
Requirements:
- High 30/60 FPS performance;
- Entries must have a total module size (binary size) not exceeding 2 MB;
- Third-party libraries (OpenCV and similar) and ML models are not welcome, but not forbidden.
Prerequisites:
- All developers are welcome to participate.
- In addition to the prize money, the winners will also get a chance to work on Telegram in Dubai.
Prize Fund: $40,000
Deadline for entries: March 13, 2022, 23:59 Dubai time
Results announcement: 17 March 2022
#contest
The results of the real-time face correction module contest have been announced
The task of the March competition was to create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction and embed it in a demo app on iOS or Android that would convert video from the front camera in real-time.
The prize fund of $42,500 was shared by 20 contestants.
As most of the entrants chose to use existing third-party solutions instead of presenting a new approach to the competition, and the judges noticed many algorithm and application flaws in the submissions themselves, no developer came out on top in the competition.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be seen on the official Telegram contest channel.
#contest
The task of the March competition was to create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction and embed it in a demo app on iOS or Android that would convert video from the front camera in real-time.
The prize fund of $42,500 was shared by 20 contestants.
As most of the entrants chose to use existing third-party solutions instead of presenting a new approach to the competition, and the judges noticed many algorithm and application flaws in the submissions themselves, no developer came out on top in the competition.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be seen on the official Telegram contest channel.
#contest
The results of the Telegram X Android Contest were announced
The June contest's task was to implement reactions to messages in Telegram X that were identical to the attached demos, including all animations, layouts and other visual effects.
Six participants shared $25,000 as a prize. Nine of the eleven participants had already taken part in Telegram's developer contests in past.
The contestants faced the challenge of implementing reactions to messages from scratch while not reusing the existing code base of other Telegram apps.
More information about the winners, their awards, and their work can be viewed on the official Telegram Contests channel.
#contest
The June contest's task was to implement reactions to messages in Telegram X that were identical to the attached demos, including all animations, layouts and other visual effects.
Six participants shared $25,000 as a prize. Nine of the eleven participants had already taken part in Telegram's developer contests in past.
The contestants faced the challenge of implementing reactions to messages from scratch while not reusing the existing code base of other Telegram apps.
More information about the winners, their awards, and their work can be viewed on the official Telegram Contests channel.
#contest
Telegram announces the First Round of the iOS Contest 2022
The task is to create a standalone media editing app in Swift without using third-party UI frameworks. Submissions must include a variety of tools to add drawings and edit text based on the provided mockups.
Details:
For a complete description of the required features, see this document.
Contest Requirements:
• No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
• Your app should be compatible with iOS 13 and above.
• The contest features and interfaces must be built from scratch. Using third-party implementations of media editors with similar features is strictly prohibited. Such entries will be disqualified.
Prize fund for Round 1: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 31th (Dubai time)
Results: November 10th, 2022
#contest
The task is to create a standalone media editing app in Swift without using third-party UI frameworks. Submissions must include a variety of tools to add drawings and edit text based on the provided mockups.
Details:
For a complete description of the required features, see this document.
Contest Requirements:
• No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
• Your app should be compatible with iOS 13 and above.
• The contest features and interfaces must be built from scratch. Using third-party implementations of media editors with similar features is strictly prohibited. Such entries will be disqualified.
Prize fund for Round 1: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 31th (Dubai time)
Results: November 10th, 2022
#contest
Telegram announces Smart Contract Cracking Competition
The Task is to identify potential vulnerabilities and issues in the smart contract that would form the basis of the Telegram Auction Platform.
Evaluation Criteria and Prize Fund Distribution:
Bounties are dependent on the severity of the discovered issues and could potentially range from $200 for minor code adjustments to $50,000 for major flaws – like behavior that could bypass the smart contract's logic and conditions in order to reassign ownership of assets.
Prize fund: Up to $100,000
Deadline: 18:00 on October 25th (Dubai time)
Details: in this document and on the official channel.
#contest
The Task is to identify potential vulnerabilities and issues in the smart contract that would form the basis of the Telegram Auction Platform.
Evaluation Criteria and Prize Fund Distribution:
Bounties are dependent on the severity of the discovered issues and could potentially range from $200 for minor code adjustments to $50,000 for major flaws – like behavior that could bypass the smart contract's logic and conditions in order to reassign ownership of assets.
Prize fund: Up to $100,000
Deadline: 18:00 on October 25th (Dubai time)
Details: in this document and on the official channel.
#contest
The results of the competition for the development of options in Telegram X for Android have been announced
The objective of the October contest was to implement in Telegram X comments, threads, the "Send as..." button and improved search (optional) identical to the attached demo materials.
Despite the strong recommendation of the organizers to focus on the implementation of one feature to achieve the highest quality, some contestants tried themselves in the development of two or three options at once.
When testing submitted submissions and evaluating the code of entries, the judges focused on the following criteria: code consistency, overall app stability, and how closely the submitted design was followed.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be viewed on the official channel of the Telegram contests.
#contest
The objective of the October contest was to implement in Telegram X comments, threads, the "Send as..." button and improved search (optional) identical to the attached demo materials.
Despite the strong recommendation of the organizers to focus on the implementation of one feature to achieve the highest quality, some contestants tried themselves in the development of two or three options at once.
When testing submitted submissions and evaluating the code of entries, the judges focused on the following criteria: code consistency, overall app stability, and how closely the submitted design was followed.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be viewed on the official channel of the Telegram contests.
#contest
New Telegram Call UI contest for Android and iOS developers
Telegram announced the start of a competition among Android and iOS developers to improve the calling interface.
Task:
The Task is to implement the redesigned flow for audio and video calls into Telegram for Android or Telegram for iOS based on the provided mockups (Android / iOS). Regardless of the platform you chose, the submission must precisely represent the provided design – this includes all elements, their proportions and position on the screen, as well as their animations and transitions.
Details:
For a complete description of the required features and logic together with contest guidelines, see these documents:
• Android
• iOS
Evaluation criteria:
The key factors that will be used to determine the best apps are:
• The general aesthetics of the app.
• Adherence to the provided mockups and design elements.
• Attention to the tiniest details in the user experience.
In addition, the smoothness of animations and the overall stability of the app will play a major role. Last but not least is the absence of significant flaws (including crashes, performance issues, battery drains, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout imperfections and more).
Winners on each platform may be offered a chance to join the Telegram team in Dubai.
Prize fund: $100,000 ($50,000 for each platform)
Deadline: 23:59 on March 4th (Dubai time)
Results: March 18th, 2023
#contest
Telegram announced the start of a competition among Android and iOS developers to improve the calling interface.
Task:
The Task is to implement the redesigned flow for audio and video calls into Telegram for Android or Telegram for iOS based on the provided mockups (Android / iOS). Regardless of the platform you chose, the submission must precisely represent the provided design – this includes all elements, their proportions and position on the screen, as well as their animations and transitions.
Details:
For a complete description of the required features and logic together with contest guidelines, see these documents:
• Android
• iOS
Evaluation criteria:
The key factors that will be used to determine the best apps are:
• The general aesthetics of the app.
• Adherence to the provided mockups and design elements.
• Attention to the tiniest details in the user experience.
In addition, the smoothness of animations and the overall stability of the app will play a major role. Last but not least is the absence of significant flaws (including crashes, performance issues, battery drains, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout imperfections and more).
Winners on each platform may be offered a chance to join the Telegram team in Dubai.
Prize fund: $100,000 ($50,000 for each platform)
Deadline: 23:59 on March 4th (Dubai time)
Results: March 18th, 2023
#contest
Results of the Call UI contest for Android and iOS developers
The goal of this contest was to implement an updated design for audio and video calls in Telegram for Android or Telegram for iOS based on provided layouts (Android / iOS).
The prize pool of $100,000 was shared among all 49 developers who took part in the competition (of which 21 presented their work on Android, and 28 on iOS). Detailed information about the winners, their awards and the results of their work can be viewed on the official channel of the Telegram contests.
Submissions were judged based on the overall aesthetics of the app, the consistency of the submissions with the layouts and design elements provided, the smoothness of the animation, and the overall stability of the app.
Conducted competitions are the only way to join the messenger development team. Therefore, several winners will soon learn from Telegram not only about their payments, but also about the opportunity to continue working in the project.
#contest
The goal of this contest was to implement an updated design for audio and video calls in Telegram for Android or Telegram for iOS based on provided layouts (Android / iOS).
The prize pool of $100,000 was shared among all 49 developers who took part in the competition (of which 21 presented their work on Android, and 28 on iOS). Detailed information about the winners, their awards and the results of their work can be viewed on the official channel of the Telegram contests.
Submissions were judged based on the overall aesthetics of the app, the consistency of the submissions with the layouts and design elements provided, the smoothness of the animation, and the overall stability of the app.
Conducted competitions are the only way to join the messenger development team. Therefore, several winners will soon learn from Telegram not only about their payments, but also about the opportunity to continue working in the project.
#contest
Telegram Redesign Competition for Android
Telegram has announced the start of a new competition to create a fresh design for its Android OS application.
Competition Objective:
Participants are required to create a comprehensive redesign concept for Telegram for Android. The concept should reflect the core essence of the application, its lightweight nature, and enhance the visual aesthetics with updated elements.
As an additional source of information, Material Design 3 recommendations can be utilized. To be eligible for rewards, the competition entry must encompass all the components and areas listed in the minimum requirements.
During the design development, it is necessary to carefully consider various scenarios and cover all related elements and components, such as pinned messages, service messages, shared media, stories, etc.
For the chat list, an option with a white header (and an alternative semi-transparent view) can be provided.
All participant requirements, information on submission formats, and additional comments are provided in the @designers channel.
Prize fund: $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 5th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 19th, 2023
#contest
Telegram has announced the start of a new competition to create a fresh design for its Android OS application.
Competition Objective:
Participants are required to create a comprehensive redesign concept for Telegram for Android. The concept should reflect the core essence of the application, its lightweight nature, and enhance the visual aesthetics with updated elements.
As an additional source of information, Material Design 3 recommendations can be utilized. To be eligible for rewards, the competition entry must encompass all the components and areas listed in the minimum requirements.
During the design development, it is necessary to carefully consider various scenarios and cover all related elements and components, such as pinned messages, service messages, shared media, stories, etc.
For the chat list, an option with a white header (and an alternative semi-transparent view) can be provided.
All participant requirements, information on submission formats, and additional comments are provided in the @designers channel.
Prize fund: $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 5th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 19th, 2023
#contest
Contest to create Telegram mini-apps
Telegram is launching a new contest to create mini-apps (a new name for web bots) similar to the samples presented - @DurgerKingBot and @wallet.
Contest task:
You need to create any useful mini-app for Telegram and publish its client and server code on GitHub. Such an app should be simple and functional, but include at least one fully functional example Mini App.
All requirements for participants, criteria for evaluating contest submissions, as well as information about accepting applications are provided in the @contest channel.
Prize fund: $50 000.
Deadline: 23:59 on October 9th Dubai time (UTC+4).
Who can participate: everyone.
Results to be announced: October 31st, 2023
#contest
Telegram is launching a new contest to create mini-apps (a new name for web bots) similar to the samples presented - @DurgerKingBot and @wallet.
Contest task:
You need to create any useful mini-app for Telegram and publish its client and server code on GitHub. Such an app should be simple and functional, but include at least one fully functional example Mini App.
All requirements for participants, criteria for evaluating contest submissions, as well as information about accepting applications are provided in the @contest channel.
Prize fund: $50 000.
Deadline: 23:59 on October 9th Dubai time (UTC+4).
Who can participate: everyone.
Results to be announced: October 31st, 2023
#contest
Telegram Contest for Machine Learning
The Telegram team announced a new contest for ML engineers to develop a library for programming language classification and code fragments markup according to the detected language.
Contest task
Implement a library that detects the programming and markup language of code snippets from message text. You can use any publicly available data to train your solution.
The solutions will be tested on code snippets from public Telegram chats, which may contain anything besides valid code.
General info about this competition is available on @contest and the contests website. Further submission instructions will be announced there closer to the deadline.
• Prize fund: $40,000 – from which the 1st place winner will receive $15,000 if any submissions qualify for 1st place.
• Deadline: 23:59 on October 15th (Dubai time)
• Who can participate: Everyone
• Results: October 29th, 2023
#contest
The Telegram team announced a new contest for ML engineers to develop a library for programming language classification and code fragments markup according to the detected language.
Contest task
Implement a library that detects the programming and markup language of code snippets from message text. You can use any publicly available data to train your solution.
The solutions will be tested on code snippets from public Telegram chats, which may contain anything besides valid code.
General info about this competition is available on @contest and the contests website. Further submission instructions will be announced there closer to the deadline.
• Prize fund: $40,000 – from which the 1st place winner will receive $15,000 if any submissions qualify for 1st place.
• Deadline: 23:59 on October 15th (Dubai time)
• Who can participate: Everyone
• Results: October 29th, 2023
#contest
Results of The Competition for Redesign of Telegram for Android
The $30,000 prize pool was shared by 26 of the 89 designers who participated in the competition.
“The contestants brought several solid concepts and intriguing ideas to life – though even the top entries can’t be utilized without further polishing and refinements.”, this is how representatives of the Telegram team commented on the results of the competition.
Let us recall that the task of this competition was to create a detailed concept for the redesign of Telegram for Android. This concept should reflect the core essence of the application and its lightweight, and also improve the visual aesthetics with updated interface elements.
More information about the winners and their awards can be viewed in the @designers channel.
#contest
The $30,000 prize pool was shared by 26 of the 89 designers who participated in the competition.
“The contestants brought several solid concepts and intriguing ideas to life – though even the top entries can’t be utilized without further polishing and refinements.”, this is how representatives of the Telegram team commented on the results of the competition.
Let us recall that the task of this competition was to create a detailed concept for the redesign of Telegram for Android. This concept should reflect the core essence of the application and its lightweight, and also improve the visual aesthetics with updated interface elements.
More information about the winners and their awards can be viewed in the @designers channel.
#contest